FIFA hands Queens ticket to 2004 Olympics
Almost all the top players of Hearts have signed their Africa Cup cards with the exception of Emmanuel Osei Kuffuor. A source close to the management team of the club hinted the Africa Sports, an private sports bi-weekly, that Kuffuor was still keen on playing professional football abroad for the 2002 season, hence his reluctance to sign the Africa card.
Kuffuor has already had several trials in Europe and America. So far his Benfica ‘connection’ appears to be the strongest. Nothing is sealed, though.
Some Hearts faithfuls are apprehensive of the fact that now that Kuffuor’s contract has run out with Hearts, even if he fails to secure a contract outside Ghana, he could likely be on his way to Kumasi to don the red shirt, a shirt he has repeatedly said he would love to don before his death.
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Accra (Greater Accra) 10 January 2002 - For the first time in the history of the nation, the female national team, the Black Queens, will participate in the 2004 Olympics Games in Athens, Greece, following an invitation by FIFA.
Speaking to the GNA Sports on Thursday, Mr Sylvester Mensah, chairman of the Black Queen's Committee said earnest preparations would start in February when the women's soccer league season begins. Selection of players to make up the team to represent the nation would be done during the period.
He said two teams comprising an under 17 and a senior side will be formed in readiness for any conditions to be set by FIFA. 'FIFA is yet to send us the regulations but we hope to prepare adequately to meet their request'.
Mr Mensah said even though, Accra and Kumasi have core teams, the selection would be extended to the other regions, adding that a separate office would be opened for the purpose and it would be manned by Dora Zuta, a former member of the national team.
"Women soccer will be different from what we have been seeing because everything will start right from the Ghana Football Association (GFA), he concluded.
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